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MakeCode works best with beginner-friendly boards and MakeCode Arcade handhelds. Here are the most relevant options from the catalog:
Great starter boards for Microsoft MakeCode
- Circuit Playground Express [Developer Edition] ($54.80) — all-in-one board with built-in LEDs, sensors, and speaker, and is explicitly designed to work with Microsoft MakeCode (blocks/JavaScript).
- Circuit Playground Express Developer Edition - Base Kit ($60.20) — a bundled kit version for getting started faster.
- Circuit Playground Snow Globe Kit ($80.30) — a fun MakeCode-friendly project kit built around Circuit Playground Express.
MakeCode Arcade handhelds (code games, then play on-device)
- Kitronik ARCADE for MakeCode Arcade ($84.65) — dedicated handheld for MakeCode Arcade (great classroom/home device).
- Kitronik ARCADE Max for Makecode Arcade ($81.35) — similar idea with a larger 2.4\" screen.
- Adafruit PyGamer for MakeCode Arcade, CircuitPython or Arduino ($90.35) — powerful handheld dev board for MakeCode Arcade plus CircuitPython/Arduino.
- Adafruit PyBadge for MakeCode Arcade, CircuitPython or Arduino ($70.25) — PyGamer-like experience in a slim badge form factor.
- Adafruit PyBadge LC - MakeCode Arcade, CircuitPython or Arduino - Low Cost Version ($63.90) — lower-cost PyBadge option for Arcade.
- Adafruit PyBadge Low Cost Starter Kit ($69.40) — bundled starter kit around PyBadge LC.
- Adafruit PyBadge Starter Kit ($85.30) — bundled starter kit around the full PyBadge.
MakeCode Arcade with micro:bit (uses a micro:bit V2 as the brain)
- ELECFREAKS Microsoft MakeCode micro bit Arcade Pro ($50.45) — turns a micro:bit V2 into a handheld with a 240×320 TFT.
- Kitronik ARCADE for micro:bit and MakeCode Arcade ($53.75) — micro:bit-powered Arcade gamepad option.
- ELECFREAKS micro:bit Retro Programming Arcade ($41.15) — micro:bit expansion board with a 160×128 TFT and controls.
Helpful extra (for Arcade multiplayer)
- MakeCode Sync Cable - micro B USB to micro B USB - 1 meter long ($6.65) — Micro-B to Micro-B USB cable for MakeCode Arcade sync/multiplayer setups.
Micro:bit robotics (MakeCode-friendly platform)
- DFRobot Maqueen Lite ROB0148 micro:bit Robot Platform ($78.65) — a micro:bit-based robot platform commonly used with block coding (including MakeCode in many curricula).
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micro:Maqueen Plus V2 (18650) with Mechanic, micro:bit V2 and Gamepad
This DFRobot bundle brings together the Maqueen Plus V2 18650 vehicle body with the micro:Maqueen Mechanic set, micro:bit V2 boards and a micro: Gamepad for a more complete classroom or maker robotics setup.Maqueen Plus V2 is a STEAM educational robot built for primary and secondary students, aft...
NeoPixel Silicone Bead LED Strip - 180 LEDs/m, 1m
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This ultra-high-density NeoPixel strip packs 180 miniature RGB LEDs into a 1 metre length, with a milky silicone bead coating that helps create a smoother, more continuous colour gradient than classic pixel strips.The strip is 10mm wide and supplied on a reel with three 10cm colour-coded wires, a...
micro:Maqueen Plus V2 (18650) with HUSKYLENS
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This compact programmable robot platform is designed for classroom robotics, AI experiments and hands-on engineering projects. Built around the micro:bit ecosystem, it brings together a mobile rover chassis, onboard sensors, lighting effects and expansion ports for building intelligent vehicle pr...
micro:Maqueen Plus V2 (Ni-MH) with HUSKYLENS
This advanced STEAM robotics platform is built for hands-on classroom learning, coding activities, autonomous navigation experiments and student competitions. It expands the Maqueen robot car platform with more onboard sensors, richer expansion options and a larger chassis for creative builds.The...
micro:Maqueen Lite with Skin - micro:bit Educational Robot Platform
This compact STEAM education robot is built around the Maqueen 4.2 core and is designed for children aged 8 and up. It arrives pre-assembled, with the motors, wheels, support wheel, housing and battery holder already installed.Choose yours above:BlueBlue housing option for the same pre-assembled ...
micro:bit v2 Board
The BBC micro:bit v2 is a pocket-sized programmable computer designed for creative digital projects and coding education. Powered by a 64MHz ARM Cortex-M4 processor with FPU, 512KB flash, and 128KB RAM, it packs an impressive array of sensors and outputs into a board half the size of a credit car...
Kitronik Screen-Free Programming Pack for Mai-Z - Single Unit
Turn Mai-Z into a fully screen-free coding companion.Kids learn real programming logic through hands-on play, no computers, no apps, just pure creativity.The Kitronik Screen-Free Programming Pack for Mai-Z The MouseBot is an easy and engaging way for children to explore coding without ever touchi...
Hummingbird Joystick
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A thumb joystick with an integrated push button, wired for the Hummingbird controller. Two axes plus a click is enough to drive a rover, aim a servo turret, or — paired with a dial sensor — build a custom controller for Scratch or MakeCode Arcade games. Compatible with the Hummingbird Bit and the...
Hummingbird Bit Controller
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The controller board at the heart of the Hummingbird Bit system, sold on its own as a spare or as a way to add another build station to a class set. A BBC micro:bit is required and is not included — the micro:bit slots into the edge connector and acts as the brain, while the Hummingbird board sup...
Hummingbird Starter Flock Classroom Kit (micro:bits Not Included)
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Formerly sold as the Small Hummingbird Bit Classroom Bundle, the Starter Flock equips 8–12 students with enough parts to build four robots at once. micro:bits are not included. Each Hummingbird Bit controller needs its own BBC micro:bit, so you will want four — available separately from us. Insid...
Hummingbird Bit Premium Kit (micro:bit Not Included)
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A BBC micro:bit is required and is not supplied with this kit. The Hummingbird Bit controller runs on a micro:bit, so add one to your order — we stock them separately. The Hummingbird Bit Premium Kit is a box of lights, sensors and motors that students bolt onto whatever they can find: cardboard,...
Air:bit 2 Drone for micro:bit - Classroom Kit (6 Pack)
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Six Air:bit 2 drone kits in one classroom packmicro:bit boards are not included in this pack. Budget for two per drone - one onboard, one as the controller - so a full class build needs twelve. micro:bit boards are available separately from us.Sized for a table of pairs or small groups working th...
Finch Robot Classroom Flock (micro:bits Not Included)
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Five Finch Robot 2.0s in a single classroom pack, sized to serve roughly 5–10 students working in pairs. micro:bits are not included. Every Finch needs its own BBC micro:bit as a processor, so budget for five if your school is starting from scratch — we sell micro:bit boards separately. What arri...
Air:bit 2 Drone Kit for micro:bit
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micro:bit boards are not included. Plan on two per kit - one flies the drone, one becomes the handheld controller. We sell micro:bit boards separately.Air:bit 2 is a quadcopter that students assemble themselves, then program in MakeCode. Nothing arrives flight-ready: the frame, motors, wiring and...
Finch Robot 2.0 (micro:bit Not Included)
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A BBC micro:bit is required to run this robot and is not included. The Finch uses the micro:bit as its processor, so you will need one per robot — we stock micro:bit boards separately. The Finch Robot 2.0 takes coding off the screen and onto the classroom floor. One robot carries a school from up...
Circuit Playground Bluefruit Bluetooth LE Board
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Circuit Playground Bluefruit is a round, beginner-friendly electronics and programming board with Bluetooth® Low Energy built in. It builds on the Circuit Playground Express concept with a more powerful nRF52840 microcontroller, making it suitable for wireless projects, wearables, sensors, intera...
DFRobot Gravity LoRaWAN Node Module US915 (SX1262)
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This compact wireless node module is designed for long-distance, low-power outdoor IoT projects. Built around the Semtech SX1262 and LoRa modulation, it operates on the 915 MHz US915 band and supports both direct LoRa communication and LoRaWAN networking.It can be used for point-to-point links or...
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Gravity LoRaWAN Node Module EU868 - SX1262
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This Gravity node module is a long-range, low-power wireless communication module for outdoor IoT sensor projects. It is based on the Semtech SX1262 RF chip, uses LoRa modulation, and operates on the EU868 frequency band for Europe and other regions that use this band.The module can work in LoRa ...
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Gravity 8x8 Matrix ToF Distance Sensor - I2C/UART
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This compact 3D depth-sensing module sits between a simple single-point distance sensor and a full depth camera. It uses an 8×8 Time-of-Flight matrix to return depth data from 64 points, giving your robot or interactive project a much better sense of what is in front of it.Onboard firmware runs o...
Grove Inventor Kit for micro:bit
Expand your micro:bit with the Grove Inventor Kit – a complete package of sensors, displays, and actuators that connect without soldering. The kit includes a Grove shield that adds plug-and-play Grove ports to your micro:bit, plus 8 carefully selected modules to get you building projects immediat...
